Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says overnight Russian strikes kill at least 17 people in Kyiv and the surrounding region. ABC News reports Zelenskyy attributes the deaths to “massive” strikes and says no Russian missiles were intercepted. Deutsche Welle reports Zelenskyy had warned beforehand of a “massive Russian attack,” based on air force reports, and explosions are reported in Kyiv after the warning. DW also reports that at least one person is killed in an air strike on Kyiv, while another DW report states air strikes across Ukraine kill at least eight people. In addition to responding to the attacks, DW says Kyiv conducts strikes again on a logistics center. Across the sources, the accounts focus on Zelenskyy’s warnings, the reported explosions in Kyiv, and the reported civilian death tolls, while describing differing totals depending on the scope of incidents covered. The reports collectively indicate a large-scale round of attacks affecting Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, alongside continued exchanges of strikes between both sides.
Russian strikes kill civilians in Kyiv region as Zelenskyy warns of massive attack
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says overnight Russian strikes kill at least 17 people in Kyiv and the surrounding region. ABC News reports Zelenskyy attributes the deaths to “massive” strikes...
- Zelenskyy warns of a “massive” Russian attack before or during the strikes, citing air force reports.
- Explosions are reported in Kyiv after the warning.
- ABC News says at least 17 people are killed in Kyiv and the surrounding region.
- Deutsche Welle reports at least one death in Kyiv and also cites an overall figure of at least eight deaths across Ukraine.
- ABC News says no Russian missiles were intercepted, while other details of interception are not consistently reported.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that at least 17 people were killed in Kyiv and the surrounding region in massive overnight Russian strikes.
3 hours agoAt least eight people have been killed in air strikes across Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned of a "massive Russian attack" citing air force reports, as Kyiv in turn again bombed a logistics center.
6 days agoUkraine's Zelenskyy had warned that Russia had "prepared a massive attack," citing air force reports.
6 days agoAt least one person was killed in a Russian air strike on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned that Russia had "prepared a massive attack," citing air force reports.
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